Call for submissions: Still Point Journalhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-submissions-still-point-journalThe Still Point Journal is currently seeking
submissions of creative non-fiction, short fiction, poetry, and visual artwork,
for its inaugural issue and web journal.Jo E Garwood2015-02-12T16:30:50ZCall for papers: Working Worldshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-papers-working-worlds26 February
2015Jo E Garwood2015-02-10T15:46:48ZApply for a Train and Engage Grant of £1000http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/trian-and-engage-grantsJo E Garwood2015-02-04T11:44:19ZCall for papers: JFIGS Friday Forum on 'Shame'http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-papers-jfigs-friday-forum-shame The JFIGS Friday Forum
is an interdisciplinary conference held at UCL for Graduate Students and Staff.
It aims to provide a friendly atmosphere for researchers from different disciplines
to present work on the same topic. Jo E Garwood2015-02-02T15:05:05ZCall for papers: Platform Ukrainehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-papers-platform-ukraine We invite proposals for individual papers or panels. Panels must
be highly interdisciplinary based on the strict criteria adhered to by the
project (see previous events for examples). Individual papers should be as
multidisciplinary as possible or should use novel methodology that can be
applied in other disciplines.Jo E Garwood2014-12-18T14:09:51ZNew call for Junior Research Forumhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-junior-research-forum We are pleased to
announce a new call for proposals for funding. Via our Junior Research Forum we
offer funding to UCL postgraduate students, PhD candidates and postdoctoral
follows to pursue collaborative projects on Europe and the European Union.Jo E Garwood2014-11-27T16:32:17ZFIGS MA Dissertation Prize in Comparative Cultural Enquiry 2012-13http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/comparative-cultural-enquiry-prize-2012-13The following submissions were
received in 2012-2013, nominated by the following MA Boards of Examiners:
MA
Language Culture and History: Jewish History, MA Language Culture and History:
Italian Studies, MA Early Modern Studies, MA European Studies, MA Comparative
Literature, MA Film Studies, MA
Gender, Society and Representation, MA Issues in Modern Culture, MA Translation
Theory and Practice.Sam L Stockdale2014-11-06T16:33:32ZSlade Interdisciplinary Printmaking Workshophttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/slade-interdisciplinary-printmaking-workshop This one-day printmaking workshop on 9 July 2014 was organised by Dr Eleanor
Morgan, Slade honorary research associate, with the support of printmaking
technicians Dave Christopher and James Keith.Jo E Garwood2014-07-14T14:54:02ZStudent Publishers' Prize 2014http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/student-pubishers-prize-2014 The UCL Publishers’ Prize for Student Writing is a new award for
aspiring writers at UCL, supported by UCL Press.Kim W Morgan2014-02-05T09:30:00ZLAHP Studentship Applications Now Openhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/lahp-applications-openThe London Arts and Humanities Partnership is pleased to
invite applications from outstanding candidates for AHRC/LAHP Doctoral Training
Awards for 2014-15 entry. Up to 80 studentships are available for postgraduate
research students studying Arts &amp; Humanities at King's College London,
School of Advanced Study (University of London) or University College London
from London Arts &amp; Humanities Partnership (AHRC Doctoral Training
Partnership) 2014.Kim W Morgan2013-11-22T16:07:06ZNew AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership
announced for arts & humanities postgraduateshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/ahrc-doctoral-training-patnershipUCL (University College London), King’s College London, and the
School of Advanced Study, University of London (SAS) have today announced that
they have been awarded over £18 million by the Arts and Humanities Research
Council (AHRC) to form the London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP); a
joint venture between the three institutions. Kim W Morgan2013-10-17T09:35:19ZFIGS MA Dissertation Prize in Comparative Cultural Enquiry 2011-12http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/ma-prize-2013 The following submissions were received this year, nominated by the following MA Boards of Examiners: Centre for European Studies, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, Gender Society and Representation, Language Culture and History, Issues in Modern Culture, Translation Studies. Felicity A Stafford2013-02-05T17:49:22ZMA Publishing Masterclass 2013http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/ma-publishing-masterclass The following Masterclasses have been arranged for Spring Term 2013.
Felicity A Stafford2013-01-04T14:32:57ZDr Stephanie Bird represents UCL in Beijinghttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/stephanie-bird-beijing Dr Stephanie Bird (German Department) is currently in
Beijing as a visiting lecturer at Peking University. On 25 October she also
lectured at The Bookworm Beijing on ‘Representing Trauma and the Possibility of
Comedy’ which provided a unique opportunity to consider the relationship
between trauma and comedy in literature and film. Paul A May2012-10-29T18:13:19ZDiscussion Seminar for Humanities Studentshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/discussion-seminar-for-ah-students A
group of students have discussed setting up a seminar for graduate students with
an interest in literature, culture, translation or gender studies, art, language,
or any related subject, regardless of department. Paul A May2012-10-22T16:55:18ZBetween the lineshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/between-the-lines A new podcast
series has been established at UCL’s School of European Languages, Culture and
Society, organised by Professor Timothy Mathews and Dr Simon Cooke, Post
Doctoral Fellow in English at Edinburgh University. Paul A May2012-10-22T09:51:04ZCICS and CES launch new Creative Critical Writing PhDhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/cics-ces-creative-critical The Centre for
Intercultural Studies and the Centre
for European Studies have launched a new PhD devoted to the study of
literary procedures in developing arguments and ideas. Paul A May2012-09-26T13:46:36ZCreative Thesis: Exploring the Parameters of the PhD Thesishttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/slade-creative-thesis The Slade School of
Fine Art is running a programme of bi-weekly workshops and seminars to investigate the parameters of the doctoral
thesis as a Creative Thesis, in order to explain issues of research practises
and methodology. The Creative Thesis series will run from October 2012 to June
2013, as a series of bi-weekly workshops.Paul A May2012-09-26T09:59:38Z(Dis)Comforts of Home: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Domestic Energy Usehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/dis-comforts 13-14 September 2012 Felicity A Stafford2012-08-15T14:27:31ZFunds awarded for Yale exchangehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/yale-exchange We are pleased to announce that five research students within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have been awarded funds to assist with their exchange to Yale next term. These students came from the following departments:Felicity A Stafford2012-07-23T14:15:48ZLondon Intercollegiate Network for Comparative Literature (LINKS)http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/links-call-for-papers Comparative Literature in a Fast-Changing Global World New Academic Building, LG02 Goldsmiths, University of London Friday 8 June 2012 9.00 am – 6.30 pm LINKS conferences foster a space to discuss and re-think intercultural ‘links’, and to approach literary and non-literary texts from a comparative perspective. Felicity A Stafford2012-04-23T10:17:55ZWinners: Graduate School Review Competition 2011-12http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/winner-grad-school-review We are pleased to announce the winners of the Graduate School Review Competition.Felicity A Stafford2012-03-06T12:55:03ZCall for papers: HERMES seminar 2012http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/call-for-papers Amsterdam, June 10-16, 2012 Felicity A Stafford2012-01-30T10:32:50ZFIGS MA Dissertation Prize in Comparative Cultural Enquiry 2010-11http://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/MA-dissertation For this year’s inaugural prize, a dissertation was nominated
by each of the examiners’ boards for 2010-11 of the following MAs: Centre for European Studies, Comparative
Literature, Film Studies, Gender Society and Representation, Language Culture
and History, Issues in Modern Culture, Translation Studies. Felicity A Stafford2012-01-16T16:27:15ZFilm Studies Space: The Centre for the Cultural History of the Moving Imagehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/jfigs/figs-news-publication/film .Felicity A Stafford2012-01-16T15:56:55Z